MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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